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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

HUGH DIXON, SR, OF HARRISON, NElVJERSEY.

CARDlNG-MACHINE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.451,920, dated May 12, 1891.

Application filed July 26, 1890. Serial No. 360,049. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, HUGE DIXON, Sr., a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrison, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oarding-Machines;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cardingmachines, and has for its object to compress and render smooth theselvage-edge of the sliver or wadding and provide simple and efficientmeans for carrying the invention into successful operation.

The improvement consists, essentially, of a guard which is located atthe edges of the lap-belt, the guard being trough-shaped and slightlyflaring at the receiving end to permit the Wadding to readily entertherein.

The improvement also consists of the novel features and the peculiarconstruction, ar-

rangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed, which are shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a carding-machine,showing the relative position of myimproved guard. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section of the machine. Fig. 3 is a detail View of theinvention.

To better illustrate the application of the invention and show itsrelated position I have shown a carding-machine in which A representsthe frame, which is of suitable construction to support the operatingparts of the machine. The conveyor a, composed of an endless band orapron a and transverse slats a3, is supported at its ends on the rollersa and a The feed-rollers c and 0, one above the other, are arranged somedistance from the inner or delivery end of the carrier a. The table orfeed-plate 1), arranged between the delivery end of the carrier a andthe feed-rollers, receives the lap and guides it between the rollers cand c. d and d represent the lickers-in.

The knives K K, which remove the dirt and dust from the lap, arearranged at the receiving end of the licker-in (Z, and at a point justbelow the feed-rollers. E represents the doffer.

f is the combination for removing the sliver from the doffer. The beltfor receiving the sliver or wadding passes around the rollers g g, andis interchangeable to adapt it to the required length of the sliver orwadding.

The rollers Z Z at the ends of the belt compress the wadding.

The guard Q beneath the licker-in and the doffer is continuous andcatches the dust from the cotton. The belt L is interchangeable withlonger, shorter, narrower, or wider belts, thereby regulating the sizeof the Wad.

One of the standards, which forms a support for the belt L, as thestandard N, is adjustable on the frame of the machine to and from theother standard N, to adapt the position of the rollers g and g to thelength of the belt L. The bolts N, which fasten the standard N to theframe, pass through slots in the said frame, as shown in Fig. 2.

The guards F, one for each side of the machine, are secured to thestandards N and embrace the edges of the belt L. These and flareslightly at the receiving end, as

shown at f in said Fig. 3. The edges of the lap pass through theseguards and are condensed and rendered smooth and even.

The machine is operated in the usual way, and the lap as it leaves thedofier is re ceived on the belt L and is carried by it between theguards F, which compress and smooth the edges of the said lap.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a carding-machine, the combination, with the lap belt, of thetrough'- shaped guards at the edges of said belt to condense Intestimony whereof Iaffix mysignature in [O the edges of the sliver,substantially as depresence of two Witnesses. scribed.

2. In a carding-machine, the combination, HUGH DIXON, SR. 5 with the wador sliver belt, of the troughshaped guards embracing the edges of theWitnesses: said belt and made slightly flaring at the re- I XVILLIAMBERESFORD, ceiving end, substantially as shown, and for JOHN DIXON. thepurposes specified.

